Last week the team at Russell Alexander Family Lawyers celebrated one of their very own. Gabrielle Underwood has been an integral part of the team for 20 years. Everyone came together to commemorate the occasion with great food and lots of laughs.
We wish you luck in your future endeavors
Thank you for 20 wonderful years!

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New Specialist Program Will Provide Extra Training to Parenting Co-ordinators

Parents who have had to determine child custody and related issues using the courts or other legal process may be familiar with the role of a “Parenting Co-ordinators.” In Ontario, that title describes a person hired to help resolve disagreements between separated and divorced parents on day-to-day matters affecting the children ...

Wednesday's Video Clip: Can my ex use private text messages between myself and my current partner as evidence?

Text messages are often used in family court, and can be used as evidence towards custody and access. However, where the text messages have been used without permission, judges have split on whether or not they should be admissible.

Justice Pazaratz, known for the colourful writing in his family litigation rulings, begins his judgment in a particularly acrimonious custody case this way:
If only he’d been nice to Fluffy.
Sometimes in custody trials it’s the little things — literally — that help judges figure out what’s really going on.
Because believe ...

Some surmise that children of divorce may experience a greater chance of divorce when they grow up because of their environment. Recent studies and news reports suggest that when it comes to divorce history may indeed repeat itself but not for the reasons you may think.

Studies and prior literature emphasized that divorce was transmitted across generations ...

Senate Bill 1393 would require courts to give frozen embryos to the spouse who "intends to allow the embryos to develop to birth."

It was reported that “If both adults want to use the embryos to have a baby, the court would have to give them to the one who "provides the best chance" of successfully doing so. … [and that] the spouse who does not receive the ...

Ashley Bobay first joined the Russell Alexander Family Law team as a full-time receptionist in 2015.

Ashley is now returning to join our team. With 5 year's experience in the administrative field, Ashley is a first point of contact for clients in both our Lindsay and Brooklin offices. Her positive outlook has been missed, and we are all excited to have her with us ...

If a spouse declares bankruptcy, is he or she then prevented from claiming for equalization of Net Family Property (NFP?) under Ontario Family law?

That was the question in Kinsella v. Mills, which involved a couple who had separated after 7 years of marriage. At that point, they signed Minutes of Settlement that finalized the splitting of their ...

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FamilyLLB is written by Russell Alexander, a divorce and family law lawyer based in Ontario, Canada. For nearly twenty years, Russell's firm has helped clients who are going through a separation or divorce. You can find more of Russell's online commentary via Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, or on the firm's Facebook page.